Musings of a Catholic metal head: Feeling Better

One of the things that I’ve been doing since I moved was tracking my spending. Not all of it – I can’t tell you what I’m spending on groceries, for example, but the big stuff. Monthly bills, tolls, and gas, mostly. What I’ve learned is that I can save $120 a month by only using the toll road on the way to work and working only 4 days a week. The difference in gas is negligible (only 5 miles longer with this route), it’s only about 15 mins longer (due to traffic lights) and if people piss me off on the way home, it’s NBD. I’ll continue to use it on the way to work because I don’t want to start my workday all pissed off at other drivers. Yay for more $ going into the gas tank (sigh).

This weekend was lovely because it was the first weekend that I had nothing to do on my Friday off. I didn’t have to get up and do laundry, go shopping, or get my driver’s license. I was able to lay in bed until 1030 in the morning! It was amazing. Then A came to visit, and we had a lovely evening of chatting and eating pizza. The next day we got up and went to Scarborough, which is always a good time, and we decided that next year we’ll be able to buy stuff (this year we stuck to food and drink only). It was nice to see some new shops and visit some old ones, too. On Sunday I got up and went to Mass, then came home and we went to get coffee before she headed home. After she left, I made my pasta salad for the week (crossing my fingers that it’s even better after chilling for a day), and watched some Netflix.

We took the back roads and ended up driving down this magical stretch of highway. So nice and green.

I want... not necessarily those ones, but I want.

This made me laugh... they did get me in the door when they said they had skulls and bones. Of course, when I went in the booty meter went even higher. LOL

I want the shark

Or the angler fish

SCOTTISH EGG GOODNESS!!!

Enjoying our breakfast

And a beverage

This was a new shop and OMG I was tempted

We hung out around the sculptures for a while.

I’m feeling pretty good about things right now. I’ve almost got my spending figured out and under control, I don’t really need much for my apartment (minus a dining room table, A is gonna let me borrow her vacuum, but that’s low priority at the moment), and the weather has been gloriously cooler the last 2 days. I am actually having fun dating, which is new… if anyone I’ve been out with is crazy, they are doing a good job hiding it so far.

This weekend T is coming into town for BFD. I have food all figured out and we are planning a Critters marathon before the concert on Sunday. I did just realize that I have to go to the laundromat to wash my towels since I'm down to just mine at the moment... and he's bringing an electric drill so we can finish the curtain rods. The following week, I get to stay at my boss’s house to take care of her dogs while she’s out of town! Even more savings on tolls and gas for June!! Woot woot! Hehe.

Now: random picture dump -